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OIL-IN-WATER TYPE EMULSIFIED COMPOSITION COMPRISING
NON-STEROIDAL ANTIPHLOGISTIC AND ANALGESIC DRUG
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a novel oil-in-
water type (hereinafter may be referred to "o/w type")
emulsified composition comprising a non-steroidal
antiphlogistic and analgesic drug. Specifically, the
composition in accordance with the present invention
contains a monoalkylglyceryl ether and hydrophilic
surface-active agent, and thus the composition is to be
stabilized and useful for a pharmaceutical preparation
for external use.
BACKGROUND ART
In general, it is feared that a non-steroidal
antiphlogistic and analgesic drugs (or anti-
inflammatories) cause side effects when they are
administrated orally or rectally. For the purpose of
solving the side effects, a wide variety of
pharmaceutical preparations for external use which are
administrated directly in topical portions have been
developed. In many such pharmaceutical preparations,
since most non-steroidal antiphlogistic and analgesic
drugs do not easily dissolve in both water and oil, lower
alcohols, polyvalent alcohols, fatty acid esters,
crotamiton, surfactants, or the like are combined to
dissolve the drugs or the medicine is dispersed in a
25~; medium in micro-powder form such as crystal, and then
water-soluble polymeric compounds are formulated in order
to ensure the stabilization of the dispersion. Even the
salt compounds of the non-steroidal antiphlogistic and
analgesic drugs in the form of sodium salts are only
slightly soluble in water, arid thus attempts to use
various methods have been made for preparation.
With examples of the method, since skin safety is
generally lowered when a lower alcohol or a polyhydric
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alcohol such as propylene glycol is formulated in a large
amount for the purpose of dissolving the medicine, an
aqueous emulsified preparation not using any lower
alcohol has been proposed (see, for example, Japanese
Unexamined Patent Publications (Kokai) No. 57-98209,
No. 58-185514, No. 59-116212 and No. 61-215320). In
almost all of these inventions, the dispersion is
thickened with a water-soluble polymeric compound, and
thus it is very difficult to enhance their thermodynamic
activities in terms of the separation of the medicine
with the passage of time and the discharge of the
medicine. Further, because of stickiness due to a large
amount of the water-soluble polymeric compound being
formulated, it is not preferred from the viewpoint of its
texture. On the other hand, .for the purpose of enhancing
the discharge of the medicine from the base, an invention
in which the medicine is prepared fn the saturated state
(see Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai)
No. 63-150221) has been disclosed. Due to the
formulation of a higher alcohol, the invention, however,
has the problem that the esterification reaction with the
medicine causes a significant impairment in the
compound's stability. In particular, in the case where
the medicine has a low stable pH region, it is apt to
bring about the esterification with the higher alcohol,
the reaction being increasingly likely to occur when the
water formulation is larger. On the other hand, since
there is poor solubility in water even when the non-
steroid agent is a salt (or a compound in the form of the
salt), the invention in which the preparation is made
into an oleaginous ointment has been known (see Japanese
Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 59-33211). The
agent thus prepared is unduly greasy and tends to stain
clothes; thus, it is not necessarily preferred.
Furthermore, Inventions of a cream preparation (see
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai)
No. 64-13020) and a solution preparation (see Japanese
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Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 1-242521) have
been disclosed.
However, in preparation of the cream, the water-
soluble polymeric compound or a higher alcohol is used,
and thus preparations using the compounds as described
above are associated with common problems.
Also, to provide a cream or ointment, it is known
that a pharmaceutical preparation for external use
contains a combination of cc-monoglyceryl ether and an
oily substance in the form of paste as well as a
biological active substance of percutaneous absorption
(see Japanese Examined Patent Publication (Kokoku)
2-44815), and that an oil-in-water type emulsifying
stabilizer consists of N-long chain acyl acidic amino
acids and glycerol monoalkyl ethers. The former
increases the percutaneous absorption by increasing
occlusion. Accordingly, the publication discloses mainly
preparations belonging to water-in-oil (w/o) as a type of
emulsifying agent. Although this preparation is improved
to some degree, the preparation is greasy. Further, the
preparation is only used as a lipophilic surface-active
agent, and thus it is very difficult to emulsify the same
because the surface-active agent is dissolved in a higher
polar oil ingredient when the oil is used in a large
amount to dissolve the medicine. Accordingly, it is
difficult for'a medicine in the form of a salt, such as
diclofenac sodium, to be stable at a high concentration.
Although the tatter is in a stable state -to the
emulsified composition itself, the emulsifying
stabilizer, is not sufficiently effective as can be seen
from the components thereof when the stabilizer is
applied to a medicine which may be unstabilized in acidic
condition.
Although the aforementioned emulsified compositions
and pharmaceutical preparations independently solve _
certain problems, they are not entirely satisfactory in
application or stability.
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Accordingly, the object of the present invention is
to provide a useful pharmaceutical preparation for
external use with an emulsified composition which has
excellent texture and belongs to a o/w type, and
comprises a non-steroidal antiphlogistic and analgesic
drug.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
For accomplishing the above object, the present
inventors have found that an emulsified composition
comprising a combination of a monoalkylglyceryl ether and
a hydrophilic surface-active agent can provide a stable
emulsified composition containing a non-steroidal
antiphlogistic and analgesic drug, and further, in
particular, maintains the medicine itself is stable.
Namely, the above problems are solved by an oil-in-
water type emulsified composition containing a non-
steroidal antiphlogistic and analgesic drug; wherein said
composition comprises a monoalkylglyceryl ether and a
hydrophilic surface-active agent.
REST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The non-steroidal antiphlogistic and analgesic drugs
contained in the composition of the invention are not
restricted to any specific type as long as they satisfy
the object of the present invention, but include
specifically compounds having a carboxyl group on a
molecule thereof. More specifically, they can include
indomethacin, flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, flufenamic acid,
mefenamic acid, diclofenac, ketoprofen, tolfenamic acid,
and tianoprofenic acid. In particular, as campounds in
the form of salts of the non-stero.idal drugs, alkaline
metal salts (e. g. sodium ahd potassium salts) derived
from diclofenac, tolmetin, anfenac, flufenamic acid,
fenoprofen, meclomen, and roxopxofen, are preferably
included.
The content of the non-stsroidal antiphlogistic and
analgesic drug or sa7a thereof in the preparation of the
present invention is not restricted because the optimum
amount varies depending upon the form of drug arid the
kind of the drug to be used, but may be in an amount that
can express the medicinal effects, which is generally 0.1
to 10~ by weight, preferably 0.5 to 5.Oo by weight.
The monoalkylglyceryl ethers which are an essential
ingredient of the present invention, are those generally
known which hydrate with water to act as a solidifying
agent (creaming agents) similar to higher alcohols used
in the technical field of cream preparation such as
cosmetics. Surprisingly, the application of such ethers
to the non-steroidal antiphlogistic and analgesic drug
not only markedly stabilizes cream preparation but also
the preparation of the gel and lotion types. As
effective monoalkylglyceryl ethers, but not limited to,
?.5 the linear chain ethers whose alkyl group has 12 to 22
carbon atoms can be included. Consequently, the alkyl
groups possessing -these ethers include the lauryl group,
myristyl group, palmityl group, stearyl group, arachidol
group, and behenyl group. Tf the length of the alkyl
groups of these ethers is unduly short, there is
insufficient solidifying effect, and conversely, if it is
unduly long, hydrophobicity is increased thereby
weakening the hydration to water and reducing the
solidifying effect; this is not preferred. Furthermore,
since ac-monoglyceryl ethers bearing a branched chain and
a unsaturated bond, as disclosed in Japanese Examined
Patent Publication (Kokoku) No. 2-44815 aforesaid, have
no solidifying effect, the ethers are not preferred for
the preparations of the present invention. Consequently,
as the ethers which are particularly preferred in the
present invention, hexadecyl glyceryl ether (chimyl
alcohol) and octadecyl glyceryl ether (batyl alcohol)
each having a parmytyl group or stearyl group which has
16 or 18 carbon atoms respectively can be included.
These monoalkylglyceryl ethers can be used alone or as
optional mixtures. They are generally formulated in the
preparation in a ratio of 0:5 to 10~ by weight,
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preferably 1.0 to 5.0% by weight.
Another essential ingredient of the present
invention, is hydrophilic surface-active agent classified
as a o/w type in the present preparations. For such
surface-active agents any 'type of non-ionic surface
active agents and ionic surface active agents may be
used. Useful non-ionic surface active agents are
included, for example, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty
esters, polyethylene glycol fatty esters, polyoxyethylene
glycerol fatty esters, polyethylene alkylethers, polyoxy-
ethylene-polyoxypropylene alkylethers, polyoxyethylene
alkyl-phenyl ethers, polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor
oil, poly-glycerol fatty esters, sugar esters, and the
like. Further, useful ionic surface active agents, for
example, alkyl sulfates, polyoxyethylene alkylether
sulfates, alkylphosphates, alkylsulfon-carboxylates,
triethanolamine, diethanolamine, di-isopropanolamine, and
basic amino acid (e. g., lysine, arginine) are also
included. In particular, non-ionic surface active agents
are preferred i.n that the agents have a high stability
for various medicine. Such surface-active agents are
generally formulated in the preparation in a range from
0.05 to 20% by weight, and preferably in a range from 0.1
to 10% by weight.
In accordance with the present invention, although
any non--steroidal antiphlogistic and analgesic drugs
described above can form ~ stable emulsified composition,
it is preferable that sulfur containing compounds that
generate at least one member of ion selected from groups
consisting of HS03-, 503- and Sz05--, are further
incorporated into the preparation, and the stability of
the same can be increased when the medicine is applied in
the form of a salt as described above. The emulsified
composition of the invention is significantly prevented
from yellowing by the addition of said compounds to the
preparation, for external use. .Examples of the sulfur
containing compounds are included hydrogensulfites
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(alkali metal hydrogensulfites such as sodium
hydrogensulfite, potassium hydrogensulfite; ammonium
hydrogensulfite), sulfites (alkali metal sulfites such as
sodium sulfite and potassium sulfite; alkaline earth
metal sulfites such as calcium sulfite and barium
sulfite), pyrosulfites (alkali metal pyrosulfites such as
sodium pyrosulfite and potassium pyrosulfite), etc. The
amounts of these compounds to be formulated which depend
upon the pH of the system, are 0.02 to 0.5~ by weight,
preferably 0.05 to 0.2~ by weight, based on the
preparation. Amounts exceeding 0.5~ by weight are not
preferable because the emulsification becomes difficult.
Optionally, solid oils which are usually used in
various preparations for external use such as solid oils
such as beeswax, stearic acid, and hydrogenated hardened
oil; semi-solid oils such as vaseline, lanoline, tallow,
lard and hardened oil; liquid paraffin; squalane;
silicone; plant oils such as olive oil and sesame oil;
humectants such as propylene glycol, glycerine,
polyglycerine and 1,3-butylene glycol; lower alcohols;
water-soluble polymeric materials such as bentonite and
carboxyvinyl polymer; thickening agents such as lecithin;
antiseptics; buffering agents; and anti-oxidant etc, may
be added corresponding to the shape of the drug.
The preparation o~ the non-steroidal antiphlogistic
and analgesic integument agent of the present invention
can be carried out by various preparation methods already
known in the art. For example, the medicine is heated to
50-60°C and dissolved in a polar oil such as crotamiton
and sebacic acid diesters. Subsequently, stearic acid,
batyl alcohol, a hardened oil, a light liquid paraffin
and a surfactant are heated to 75-80°C and dissolved, and
after the temperature is controlled to 70°C, the medical
substrate layer prepared in advance is added to provide
an oil phase.
On the other hand, to purified water are added
glycerine, 1,3-butylene glycol, buffers, sodium
hydroxide, carboxyvinyl polymer and sodium sulfite, and
the mixture is heated to 70°C, stirred arid dissolved to
make a water phase. While stirring, the oil phase is
gradually added to the water phase, and a
preemulsification is carried out, after which the mixture
is treated with a homomixer, and then stirred and cooled
thereby obtaining a stable o/w type cream.
Further, when it is desired to enhance the
thermodynamic flowability of the medicine in the base, a
stable preparation excelling in percutaneous absorption
can be made by using a two-stage emulsion method (see
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai)
No. 63-150221) utilizing the monoalkylglyceryl ether in
place of a higher alcohol.
Examples _
The following examples,illustrate the invention but
should not be interpreted as limitations thereone
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Example 1
Cream Preparation
Composition The Invention 1 Comp, Example 1
Indomethacin 1.0~ 1.0~
Crotamiton 2.0 2.0
Panaceito 875 15.0 10.0
(supplied from
Nippon Yushi Co., Ltd)
Light liquid paraffin 4.0 2.0
Stearic acid 4.5 2.0
Hydrogenated castor oil 5.0 5.0
POE (40 mole) 2.0 2.0
Stearic acid ester
Glycerine monostearate 3.0 3.0
Cetanol - 6.0
Batyl alcohol ._1.7 -
Etylparaben 0.2 0.2
Glycerine 10.0 10.0
Sorbitol 5.0 5.0
Sodium sulfite 0.1 0.1
Purified water controlled to 1000
(pH=4.80) (pH=4.86)
Preparation and Stability Tests
Method for Preparation of Indomethacin Cream
1.0~ of indomethacin was added to 2.0~ of crotamiton
and 15~ of Panaceito 875, and thermally dissolved at
60-70°C. Separately, 4~ of light liquid paraffin, 4.5~
of stearic acid, 5~ of hydrogenated castor oil, 1.7~ of
batyl alcohol, 5.0~ of surfactant and 0.2~ of
ethylparaben were heated to 70-80~, stirred and
dissolved, after which the indomethacin phase having been
dissolved in advance was added and the temperature
controlled to 70~2°C to prepare an oil phase. On the
other hand, 10~ of glycerine, 5.0~ of sorbitol and 0.1$
of sodium sulfite were added to purified water, thermally
dissolved, and the temperature controlled to 70-12°C.
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While stirring, the oil phase was gradually added to the
water phase, the preemulsification and a homomixer
treatment were carried out, after which the mixture was
stirred and cooled to obtain a cream.
Quantitative Determination of Indomethacin
0.5 g of the preparation was weighed and 5 ml of
valerophenone as an inner standard and methanol were
added to prepare a sample. Using acetonitrile + water
(55:45) as a mobile phase, indomethacin was
quantitatively determined by HPLC with Column Capsule
Pack C18. The results are shown in Table 1.
Table 1
50°C, 2 Months 0°C, 2 Months
The Invention 1 93.90 99.90
Comp. Example 1 50:92 99.80
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Example 2
Gel Preparation
Composition
Sodium diclofenac 2.0~
Isostearic acid 5.0
Diethyl sebacate 15.0
Crotamiton 2.5
Ethylparaben 0.2
Batyl alcohol 0.5
Glycerine monostearate 1.0
Light liquid paraffin 2.0
POE (60 mole) hydrogenated
castor oil derivative 1.5
Glycerine 5.0
I5 Hibiswako-104 0.2
(carboxyvinyl plymer)
Diisopropanolamine 0.2
Stabilizer *0.02-0.2
Purified water controlled to 100
(PH=x.26)
*Stabilizer
BHT 0,02
dl-a-tocopherol 0.05
Sodium sulfite 0.2
Sodiumhydrogen sulfite p:2
Sodium pYrosulfite 0,1
2',0 g of sodium diclofenac was added to the mixture
of isostear'xc acid, diethyl sebacate, crotamiton,
ethylparaberi:and light liquid paraffin having the
aforementioned composition, and thermally dissolved at
70-75°C, after which the mixture was allowed to coop to
room temperature to prepare'an oil phase. On f,he other
hand, POE (60 mole) hydrogenated castor oil derivative
was added to glycerine in the ratio described above and
thermally dissolved, after which a part of purified water
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was added and emulsified. Subsequently, it was treated
by means of a homomixer at 12000 rpm for 3 minutes to
prepare an emulsion base. On the other hand,
Hibiswako 104 (trade name: carboxyvinyl polymer) was
dissolved in a part of purified water and then
diisopropanolamine was added for the neutralization,
after which a pre-prepared emulsion base was added and
thoroughly stirred until the mixture became uniform.
Finally, 'the solution in which a stabilizer had been
completely dissolved in a paxt of purified water was
added to obtain a gel preparation. (The stabilizer in
the oil-soluble phase, BHT and tocopherol (Comparative
Example) were added to the oil phase.)
After 25 g of these gelled ointments were charged in
alumina tubes, they were stored at 50°C, room
temperature, 40°C, and 0°C .for 2 months, and color ,
changes were observed. The results are shown in the
following Table 2. ~.
Table 2
0°C Room 50°C 40°C
Temp.
Comp. BHT o o xx x
a-tocopherol o o xx x
the Sodium sulfite o 0 0 0
inven~
tion Sodiumhydrogen o 0 0 0
sulfite
Sodium o 0 0 0
pyrosulfite
xx significant discoloration is observed
x discoloration is observed
o discoloration is not observed
a a slight discoloration is observed
Example 3
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Cream Preparation
3.0 g of sodium diclofenac was thermally dissolved
in 8 g of isostearic acid, 20 g of diethyl sebacate,
2.0 g of crotamiton 25 g of octyldecyloctyltriglyceride
(ODO), 3 g of squalane, 5 g of hydrogenated castor oil,
2 g of batyl alcohol and 0.2 g of ethylparaben, and the
temperature was controlled to 50°C to prepare an oil
phase. On the other hand, 3.5 g of POE (60 mole) .
hydrogenated castor oil derivative was thermally
dissolved in 8 g of glycerine and 7 g of propylene
glycol, a part of purified water was added and the
temperature was controlled to 50°C to prepare a water
phase. The previously prepared oil phase was gradually
added by using Adihomomixer (supplied from Tokusyu Kako
Co., Ltd.) to carry out the emulsification. 0.1 g of .
sodium sulfite which had been dissolved in a part of
purified water and the remaining purified water was added
to obtain the total weight of 100 g to obtain sodium
diclofenac creams. These creams were charged in metal
tubes and were stored at 50°C for 2 months, no
discoloration change was observed in any case.
Example 4
Cream Preparation
2.0 g of sodium diclofenac, 4.0 g of oleic acid,
2.0 g of crotamiton, 13.0 g of diisopropyladipate, 6.0 g
of squalane and the balance of anti-oxidant were mixed,
and the mixture was thermally dissolved at a temperature
controlled to 50°t2°C to prepare an oil phase. To 25 g
of purified water was added 1.0 g of POE (45 mole)
stearyl ether 0.5 g of decaglycerine mono oleate and
5.0 g of glycerine, the mixture was heated at 40°C and
the previously prepared oil phase was added to emulsify,
and thereby concentrated emulsion was obtained. On the
other hand, 5.0 g of stearic acid, 4.0 g of hydrogenated
castor oil, 2.0 g of batyl alcohol, 3,0 g of light liquid
paraffin, 1.O g of POE (45 mole) stearyl ether, 5.0 g of
glycerine mono stearate and 0.1 g of ethylparaben were
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thermally dissolved, and the temperature was controlled
to prepare an oil phase. While stirring at 70°C, the oil
phase was gradually added to the water phase mixed with
0.1 g of sodium sulfite and 0.2 g of sodium hydroxide,
the mixture was treated by means of a homomixer and the
previously prepared coacervation was added; the resulting
mixture was also treated by means of a homomixer, and was
cooled to obtain a stable o/w type cream.
Industrial Application
In accordance with the present invention, a stable
oil-in-water (o/w) type emulsified composition comprising
a non-steroidal antiphlogistic and analgesic drug is
useful for pharmaceutical preparation for external use.
Such stability is accomplished by using a '
monoalkylglyceryl ether and hydrophilic surface-active .
agent so as to emulsify the. medicine.
